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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

19 Colleges
$10,965 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,710 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,053 mental and social health services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #8 most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Healthcare Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for mental health services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . North Central Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Wausau.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,415 in tuition and fees each year. On average, mental health services graduates from North Central Technical College take out $20,791 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Wayne County Community College District is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. WCCCD is a large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCCCD are $3,998 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Cincinnati State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,090 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cincinnati State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. NWTC is a large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NWTC are $6,849 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NWTC also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Ivy Tech Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ivy Tech Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Ivy Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,927 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from Ivy Tech Community College carry an average student debtload of $18,503.

Ivy Tech Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Ivy Tech Community College Report

With a ranking of #6, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. WITC is a small public school located in the rural area of Shell Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WITC are $6,960 a year. On average, mental health services graduates from WITC take out $9,636 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Sinclair Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Sinclair Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $14,447.

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Elgin Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECC are $9,516 per year.

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#9

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, MI

Grand Rapids Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Grand Rapids Community College are $11,589 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Mott Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small city of Flint, MCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $7,091 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 342
Ohio 686
Michigan 605
Indiana 823
Wisconsin 514

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 7,609
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,433
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 4,069
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,405
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,779
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,534
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,526
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 328
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 288
Trauma Counseling 56
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 13
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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